Eden, Weber County

Eden Historic Plaque
Early History of Eden Recorded on a Historic Plaque
  • Valley Elementary School
  • Home Art Installation
  • Barn with a huge American Flag
  • General Store and restaurant
  • View from highway coming into Eded
  • Black Smith Shop
Clockwise from top left: Valley Elementary School; Alexander Jolley: personal art installation in front of a home; general store and cantina; black smith shop; view coming into town from Huntsville; Alexander Jolley: a very patriotic and prosperous-looking barn

Eden is a beautiful and prosperous farming community.

Its history is recorded on a monument, the plaque of which is shown above. It is home to the Powder Mountain ski resort and near the Snow Basin ski resort, home to many 2002 Olympic events.

Founded: 1857
Named After: Garden of Eden in the Bible
Location: from Ogden, Utah, up Ogden Canyon on Utah Highway 30 and then north on highway 158, 13.4 mi/21.7 km total, in Weber County, UT, 47 mi/76 km north of Salt Lake City, UT
Population: 600
Altitude: 4947 ft/1508 m
Official Utah Highway Map Coordinates: C-4
Latitude and Longitude: 41.30361111 -111.79888889

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